Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-05-07

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women, nor LcHGlslloW The Ring end
the Book " q I" Red Cotton Might Cap
Country. what Of NJ Probebly they
would1't evsn y tncy could have Neither
written I" Hiawatha, |" Evanesline, or
any one Of hundrSd Of Longfsllow's sweet
and touching short poems ana just - little
would OF could he have given US " In Ne
mc.isW, ~" I'ocsslsy Hal, !" or The idy!s
difisreth from another star In glory"
Though, therefore, Browning IL equally
and radically different from Tennysco and
from Lonefellow, and though he iA - sted.
man, / think, calls him, Q "poets' poet
rather than the poet Of the people or OF the
times, Of one thing ! am sure. and the litef.
sry world at least !: Also , d.ily 20 esc1min9 pa,,
Browning IL . very great post one indeed
whom Q body has to study 70 thoroughly ap.
preciate, but who also better repays such
study, than, probably any other post living
poetry that l don't understand but there
used TO be o great deal more And hnd
that part of the fascination OF his poetry con.
sists Just In this that It IL oil the while un.
folding, revealing fresh and moro exquisite
and mind Of the student 1t 10 30 full Of
promise that Its discovered beauties only In.
vite and urge one on to yet closer study and
more thorough exploration into still greater
and profounder beauty which, We are made
to feel, lies unsttained beyond.
Browning more than any other modern
poet grows upon US, and Is rapidly growing
upon the reading public. No other living
poet has had 40 many works written about
his work as he Browning clubs and 30.
cieties are to be found in every city and
town, and are all the time on the increase. l
believe we have at least one in our own city,
com posed Of some Of our most accomplished
and studious men and women. l know We
hay have quite z number Of private students, 40,
devotees OF the poet Their interest is
steadily increasing. and their number,
hope, Is steadily growing.
My own interest In Browning has
been greatly stimulated by my receiving
the drst two volumes OF MessrA Houghton,
Miflin Il Co e new Rererside Edition OF bis
complete poeticsl works. to be followed by
four more, making when complete. six
crown octave yolu unes 1t Is very similar in
appearance to the edition OF Lougfellow
which / described last week, and Is issued at
the same price, viz Sl15 per volume The
paper, print, and binding make 1t unques-
tionaby the handsomest collected edition OF
it Is diff cult to imagine how Q finer and
more entirely satisfactory one could be made
anywhere, for true to their motto, Tout bien
on Rien, the publishers have done their
best, and that means the best that can be
done any where by anyone.
The arrangement Of the poems, as we'll AZ
the text, is that Of Mr.. Browning himself in
his latest resrrangement and revision, and
follows strictly the order Of their original
publication. Vol ! contains Pduline, o
which the poet says: |" The thing was my
earliest attempt" and which was frs
printed in 1893 it Ia followed by Paracei
sus Strdford ; Sordelio =: Pippa Pusses
King Victor and King Charles J.. The sec
ond volume is entitled Dramatic Lyrics
Vol. III will be taken up with The Ring dno
The Book. Vol. " will have Chr,stmut
Ere and Eds'er Day, besides Men sne
Women; In Balcony Fifne at the Fair
and other pieces, Vol. V. will be entitled
Red Cotton Night.C Cup Country: and Vol
VI. The 4gdmemnon Of Aeschyius, includ
ing the two series OF Dramatic ldyls Joco
| seria T; Ferishtah's Fancies and his quite re
cent Parleyinss with Certain People OF I'm
l portance in their Day. The last four vol
umes will come out one every month, and
as i said, the first two are out already.
Like the new Riverside I-opgfellow an
Tennyson, this new Riverside Brownin
| will undoubtedly become the American ed
tion par excellence Of this poets works Fl
there are no other editions OF these thrl
greatest and most popular aud importal
poets OF modern English literature, that ca
! compare with these for accuracy, beaut,
and excellence in every respect
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